What is 'galinhas' called in English?

'galinhas' in English is called "Chickens". Chickens refers to: Galinhas são aves domésticas comuns criadas para seus ovos ou carne.

How do you pronounce 'Chickens' and 'galinhas'?

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What is an example sentence for Chickens in Portuguese?

English: "The farmer raises many chickens for their eggs." | Portuguese: "O fazendeiro cria muitas galinhas para seus ovos."

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chickens Meaning in Portuguese (chickens significado em português)

galinhas, covardes

Sinônimos:frangosaves

galinhas in English:chickens

Phonetic:gá-lí-nhas

Plural: chickens

Gender:Feminino

Quick Answer • Resumo

O significado de chickens em português é galinhas, covardes. (Galinhas são aves domésticas comuns criadas para seus ovos ou carne.)

Definitions of Chickens

1
noun
galinhas
Chickens are common domesticated fowl kept for their eggs or meat.
Galinhas são aves domésticas comuns criadas para seus ovos ou carne.
2
noun(informal)
covardes
Informally, 'chickens' can refer to people who are cowardly or easily frightened.
Informalmente, 'galinhas' pode se referir a pessoas covardes ou facilmente assustadas.

Example Sentences

“The farmer raises many chickens for their eggs.”

O fazendeiro cria muitas galinhas para seus ovos.

“We had roasted chickens for dinner last night.”

Comemos frango assado no jantar ontem à noite.

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Synonyms (Sinônimos)

In Portuguese:

frangosaves

In English:

fowl poultry

Antonyms (Antônimos)

In Portuguese:

corajosos

Inflected Word Forms

nounchicken

nounrooster

nounhen

adjectivechicken-hearted

diminutivechick

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

chicken outphrasal_verb

To decide not to do something because you are too frightened.

run around like a chicken with its head cut offidiom

To act in a frantic and disorganized way.

don't count your chickens before they hatchidiom

Don't make plans based on something good happening until it has actually happened.